Material Hardness
The table below displays material hardness values for common materials. For Material Hardness Ratio, you enter the ratio of the hardest particle to the cylinder hardness expressed as a percentage.
Material
Hardness (Hv)
Plain Carbon Steels
Low strength steel
140
High strength steel
220
Low-alloy Steels
4320
640
4340
560
Stainless Steels
303
170
304
160
631 (17-7 PH hardened)
520
631 (17-7 PH annealed)
170
Austenitic AISI 201 (annealed)
210
Martenistic 440C (hardened)
635
630 (17-4 PH hardened)
470
Nickel Alloys
201
100
Nickel-copper Alloys
Monel (annealed)
120
Monel K-500 (annealed)
162
Ni-Cr-Mo-Fe Alloys
Inconnel 625
140
Hastelloy
200
Aluminum
AISI 1100 (annealed)
25
AISI 1110 (cold worked)
45
AISO 2024 (annealed)
50
AISI 2024 T4 (heat treated)
125
AISI 6061 (annealed)
32
AISI 6061 T6 (heat treated)
100